10 Chapter 10 Big Kitty

A/N: So this chapter will have a lot of complicated topics on Genetic Engineering. I personally don't know too much about this but it is fascinating and I'm getting all of my sources purely off of several articles on the internet so if there is any mistakes, tell me. For those of you that do not even remotely understand what it is I will be talking about, just google Transhumanism. You will be surprised about some of the things that the future has in store for us as a species.

Enjoy as always...

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With thoughts running rampant through his head, his face drains of all color and he asks him loud enough for everyone around to hear, "You didn't drug, ra.pe, and get her pregnant did you?"

Jake tried his best to ignore all of the stares and the whispering that happened due to Jordan's outburst but it became too distracting that even Mr. Francis was shocked at what Jordan said.

After regaining his composure by taking several deep breaths and chanting over and over, "He's just an idiot... He's just an idiot..."

Class eventually started and Mr. Francis began his class on Genetic Engineering. Jake and the others in the class are all getting a crash course on genetic engineering because they all want to major in the biological field.

"Genetic Engineering is near. by the year 2045, and some predict even sooner, something called Transhumanism will change human life forever. Can anyone tell me what Transhumanism is?"

Seeing that no hands were raised, Mr. Francis continued, "Transhumanism is the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and technology. Now what does that mean? It means that we humans can manipulate our genetics and physical self towards a better human."

As Mr. Francis was talking about Transhumanism, half of the students listening were ignorant and just took notes but the other half knew. What no one knew was that the meteorites changed everything... and everyone. The people who's abilities began to show themselves earlier than others did realized that Mr. Francis said something wrong about Transhumanism. It no longer was a theory.

Jake began to think about what he was hearing and compared what was happening to himself to what Transhumanism was. Isn't what was happening to himself evolving past the human body's physical and mental limitations?

[Host is correct...

And incorrect.]

'What do you mean,' he asks the system. (A/N: going to have all inner thoughts in ' instead of " just cause it's less confusing)

[Host is no longer human.]

'So what you mean is that others affected by The Fall still maintain their genes, they just have been altered?' Looking around the classroom, he notices that several of his peers are blanking out or looking around hesitantly. 'So many have developed their powers.'

[Host's intelligence has surprised the System.

+2 Intelligence]

Jake looked around and saw a bored look on Jordan's face and realized that he either is good at acting or his ability hasn't developed yet. He then looked to his right and saw that Marisa had been looking at him the entire time.

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'I love this feeling...' Marisa is thinking as she sits next to Jake and is enveloped in his aura...

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He ignores her weird behavior and thinks her ability makes her insane and continues to listen to Mr. Francis.

"Transhumanism is also known as Humanity+ or H+. There are several different ways to make a better human being but the best way, the way that is currently being tested is nanotechnology. Nanotechnology isn't what most people think it is. Nanotechnology is the study and application of extremely small things and can be used across all the other science fields, such as chemistry, biology, physics, materials science, and engineering. In other words, manipulating things at the atomic level.

How can this make humans better as a species? Think about what would happen if you were able to manipulate your own muscular system and rearrange the cellular makeup of your muscle's cells. This is not a part of science fiction. It is in the process right as we speak. 'In 2006, researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas reported in the journal Science that they had created alcohol- and hydrogen-fueled artificial muscles 100 times stronger and capable of 100 times more work than natural muscles.' (stolen from #1). It has been going on for years and that is just muscular enhancements. It can also make us smarter. Our brains can process things much faster than before. It's called a neuro-cognitive enhancements..."

Jake couldn't believe what he was hearing. 'Isn't this all happening to me? But instead of using nanotechnology, it's from some kind of radiation or whatever those meteorites were made of. That somehow gave me the system which in turn rewrote my code based off of Kryptonian DNA. But from where did the system get Kryptonian DNA from?'

[...]

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An hour had passed and class was just about to wrap up when the school fire alarm started going off.

"What's happening!"

"It's probably someone who pulled the fire alarm."

The door to the room gets opened to a screaming and blood covered guy who shouts into the classroom, "RUN! Some kind of monster has attacked us!" and then he left just as soon as he arrived.

'System what the fuck is going on?' Jake asked as he stands up.

[Scanning area...]

Jordan looks at Jake and says to him, "Hey man, what are you freaking out for? The dude was clearly just trying to scare people. There is no way that there is a monster here. They don't exist."

Someone behind him, who is panicking says to him in a rebuking manner, "Are you stupid? Did you not see all the blood on him?"

Jordan's face blanches but then Jake hears what he wanted to hear.

[Scan complete...

A cat has gone through genetic alterations and has mutated into its primal species, Smilodon fatalis, or the Saber-Tooth Tiger.]

'How is that possible? The Saber-Tooth Tiger's closest living relative is the lion and tiger... which are related to fucking cats. Fuck me.'

[+1 Intelligence]

[Congratulations host! You have unlocked the Skill [Super Senses]]

Jake grins and says, "About time."

Then, with a bang, class room door gets blown off of its hinges and flies across the room as a giant, 2.5 meter tall, angry tiger, covered in blood and madness in it's eyes.

Students start screaming and trying to run to the back of the classroom to get away from the Tiger.

[The system made an error...]

'What do you mean, system,' Jake asks as he sees the giant, bloodthirsty monstrosity that just strutted into the classroom and slowly approaches Mr. Francis.

[The Saber-Tooth Tiger is a rare, Asura Tiger...]

'What does that mean?'

[It lives for slaughter and carnage.]

'Fuck you system.'

[Ding!] (Jake, "What the fuck do you mean 'Ding!')

[A new Quest has been given. Save The Class From The Monster! A superhero has to do heroic things. Act quickly before your teacher gets eaten by the kitty. Rewards: 2x Chests (Mysterious). Failure: Your classmates get ripped apart.]

Jake shook his head and before the Asura Tiger could get any closer to Mr. Francis, Jake shouted at it, "Come here kitty kitty kitty. I have some food for you. I call it a knuckle sandwich, and it's coming whether you like it or not."